Nelson County Work Session 
March 07, 2019 5:30 PM
Central Office

Attendance Taken at 5:28 PM: 

Present Board Members:   
Mrs. Diane Berry 
Mrs. Diane Breeding 
Mr. Jeff Dickerson 
Mr. Damon Jackey 
Mrs. Rebekah McGuire-Dye 
 
I. Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairperson, Diane Berry.
 
II. Changes to the Agenda  
There were no changes to the agenda.

III. Dedicated To Our Community  

III.A. Graduation Date  
Jessica Sekulski presented the following recommendation for graduation:  

Date: Friday, May 24, 2019
TNHS - 5:30 PM
NCHS - 7:30 PM

Ms. Sekulski will request approval at the March board meeting to set graduation date and times as presented. 

III.B. Early Childhood Education Registered Apprenticeship  
Laura Arnold presented a request to register with the Office of Apprenticeship to create a youth apprenticeship opportunity for a childcare development specialist.  

Ms. Arnold will request approval at the March board meeting.
  
III.C. Personal Service Contract  
Laura Arnold discussed the Personal Service Contract opportunity with Lake Cumberland Area Development District for summer works program and will request approval at the March board meeting. 
  
IV. Innovate & Grow  

IV.A. New Skills for Youth Partnership 
Nelson County Schools is partnering with Bardstown, Larue & Marion County Districts to create regional career academies.  The district is requesting approval at the March board meeting to continue involvement & financial commitment.  

IV.B. NTI Application 2019-2020  
Chase Goff presented the 2019-2020 NTI (Non Traditional Instruction) application for approval at the March board meeting. There are no major changes to the application.  Upon approval, the application will be sent to KDE for approval to participate in NTI days for the 2019-2020 school year.  
  
IV.C. Overnight/Out-of-State Field Trip Requests  
The following overnight/out-of-state field trips will take place prior to the regular March board meeting. These trips require board approval.

TNHS STLP       Galt House, Louisville KY         3/12-15/19
TNHS Speech     University of KY, Lexington KY    3/15-16/19 

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve overnight/out-of-state field trips as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Diane Breeding and a second by Mr. Jeff Dickerson.  The motion was unanimous.

V. Put People First  

V.A. ACA Visioneering & School Change  
Robin McCoy reviewed and discussed the vision for a new structure at The Academy with the anticipation to apply for School Change with KDE.  

V.B. Banking Services Request for Proposal  
Amy Owens reported we will request approval at the March board meeting to advertise for Banking Services proposals.  Our current agreement will expire on June 30, 2019. 

V.C. Insurance Agent of Record  
Amy Owens reported we have received several responses on our RFQ for an agent of record.   
  
V.D. Project Graduation Grant Request  
Amy Owens reported TNHS and NCHS are jointly requesting permission to submit a Community Grant Request through the Wal-Mart Foundation to be used during Project Graduation. This item will be presented at the March board meeting for approval.
   
V.E. Fuel Bid  
Amy Owens reported our current fuel agreement will expire June 30, 2019. Ms. Owens will request approval at the March board meeting to advertise for fuel bids for the 2019 - 2020 fiscal year.  

V.F. Salary Schedules/Job Descriptions  
Amy Owens, Chase Goff and Robin Handloser presented salary schedules and revised job descriptions and position allocations for the 2019-2020 school year for approval at the March board meeting.

V.G. Resource Optimization & Consulting Services  
Amy Owens and Jessica Hogue presented resource optimization opportunities to review Food Services and Transportation spending within the context of consulting services contracts. This process is intended to support organizational learning and resource optimization. 

VI. Student and Shareholder Engagement  

VI.A. Chapter 4 Deep Learning  

VI.B. Guest Comments  
There were no guest comments.

VII. Adjourn Regular Session  

Motion Passed:  Motion to adjourn the Regular Session of the Nelson County Board of Education passed with a motion by Mrs. Diane Breeding and a second by Mr. Damon Jackey. The motion was unanimous.  

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Chairperson

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Superintendent